Self-Injury Support Group

Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.

TRIGGER WARNING -- Help?!

Before I start, I really do want be people to be away of the trigger warning. I've seen a lot of grief on posts (marked as triggering) and I'm asking you now, if you think you might be triggered PLEASE do not read. I have some questions that might be sensitive to others. Please guys, take care of yourselves. I'd rather you all stay safe than answer.

Anywho, now that that is off my chest....

I was doing really well as far as cutting (I was still SI ing, but I wasn't cutting) but I relapsed a few weeks ago. I threw away my last blade a back in like August w/ my therapist, but I went out the first week I was back from break and bought new ones.

Today was particularly bad. It's not so much that I'm cutting deep, because I'm not. Lately, it hasn't been about the blood (although I have to see some blood to be sort of satisfied, if that makes sense) but it's been all about the "sting" I guess. And, for some reason today I have the incredible urge to put germ-x on the cuts.

Has anyone ever done this? I'm well aware of the fact that it will burn, but could it do damage. (I find it funny that I'm worried about this...) I've heard different things about it. Some people say it can't hurt because it's suppose to kill germs, but some people have said that it can keep wounds from healing (which means I have to hide it longer) or can caused raised scars.

Anyway I was just wonder. Also, keep me in your thoughts guys? I'm falling hard back into this addiction. I feel like I need to tell my roommate (she knows that I do, but doesn't know I've started again) but I'm scared. I started to earlier and chickened out. We're suppose to talk tonight but I'm scared shitless.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you really feel like you need to do it. I understand that you dont know me well, but I know that going through things like this together can cause strangers to become friends. So please, if you start feeling uncontrollable or overwhelmed, send me a message and I'll give u my cell or aim name and u can call or text me anytime.

As for the germ-x i would agree that it would probably take longer to heal because it will irritate the wound opening, it could also cause chemical reactions with the blood... i'd avoid it if you can. The sting is the skin being irritated and anything that produces it will probably cause the healing time to be longer.

We're all here for you. I've put astringent on my cuts. Nothing will happen, but it will sting ALOT. It won't do anything bad to you, in my experience. I find that if I do something like that, it actually often heals faster and I've never experienced raised scars. You never know how skin is going to react. There is no guarantee. As far as things you might want to do to yourself it's not bad. I'm here for you if you need to talk. You walked away from it once, you can again!

I dont know about the germx. Im assuming it wont do anything detrimental.

If you can, in my experience depending on my mood, because my mood changes and I &quot;want&quot; for different reasons as well depending. Rubber bands are good for stinging [just be repetetive, not long shots at yourself because you dont want to bruise] and when its for looks or a deeper feeling and looks, not so much the sting, marker or red eyeliner work very well. [washable marker of course]

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